Weigh in here : )
maidofstone
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thought a little area to weigh in would be a good idea, i weigh in on saturdays and have started the diet today so i shall post my weight (loss i hope! ) on sat
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Hello.
Thanks for setting this up. I'ma Brit too.....originally from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire but now I live in Switzerland.
This morning I weighed in at 249.4lbs......eugh I'm hoping to lose at least 2lbs this week.
Today is my 'down day' and I have had my 'down day porridge' this morning and will have the same this evening, 2 mugs of tea, 2 coke zero and 2 mugs of green tea which is a total of 498 calories.
Are you doing meal replacement on the 500 cal days or real food alternatives?
For the first 2 weeks I'm going to stick with my 'down day porridge' because its easy and I don't have to think about it and its filling and also has the advantage of being pretty good numbers on protien etc.
These are my goals.
HW:279
SW:249.4
GWFC:235
UGW:170
WI1
WI2
WI3
WI4
WI5
WI6
I'm starting this as a 6 weeker and will review after 6 weeks. If its working for me I'm sticking to it!0 -
Thanks for joining, ii'm so glad i found this site, its really nice to have some encouragement : ) good luck x
oh i live in not so sunny manchester!0 -
I will go for a 6 week gauge as well. I am not a Brit, but hope to get to Wimbledon one day. Listening to Brits for the last 8 days on Wimbledon radio - tennis junkie.
HW:233
SW:205
GW:195
UGW:180
WI1
WI2
WI3
WI4
WI5
WI6
I will also do Saturday weigh ins. Thanks.0 -
will be glad when this week's weigh in is out of the way, second week always feels better to me, not long now. i will weigh in sat morning after a down day friday and see what happens : )
By the way don't mean to be thick but the way you have written out your goals , what do they all stand for ? the HW etc..
I;ve not long had a baby thats my excuse for being dizzy : D0 -
I think this is what the initials stand for:
Highest Weight
Starting Weight
Goal Weight
Ultimate Goal Weight0 -
Thanks, i guessed it was something like that, just wanted to be sure : )
Right so i've lost 1 lb this week not great, but better than i expected because i've started exercise which always makes me gain to begin with, also i think i'm near the time of the month and i can sometimes gain up to 5 lbs in water around that time, so i'm happy with that and i'm going to work extra hard next week and hope for a bigger loss.
How is everyone else doing? x0 -
Highest Weight: 206.8
Starting Weight: 175
Goal Weight: 150
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
7/7/12: 180 up 5 pounds from the last time I weighed myself weeks ago but I can tell it's down a lot from last week. I was PMSing and soooo bloated. I feel so much better this week.0 -
HW:233
SW:205
GW:195
UGW:180
WI1: 202.5
WI2
WI3
WI4
WI5
WI6
Down 2.5 lbs, but still haven't dialed into down days. Credit it to 45 minutes of cardio a day. I will keep striving to get into the down days.0 -
HW:233
SW:205
GW:195
UGW:180
WI1: 202.5
WI2
WI3
WI4
WI5
WI6
Down 2.5 lbs, but still haven't dialed into down days. Credit it to 45 minutes of cardio a day. I will keep striving to get into the down days.
Well done! the down days do get easier but i suppose everyone is different, i feel really good on my down days and seem to have a lot of energy, but maybe thats because i used to eat so much crap and that makes you feel sluggish.
Keep on trying x0 -
HW:279
SW:249.4
GWFC:235
UGW:170
WI1 248.0 (1.4lbs lost )
WI2
WI3
WI4
WI5
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HW:233
SW:205
GW:195
UGW:180
WI1: 202.5
WI2
WI3
WI4
WI5
WI6
Down 2.5 lbs, but still haven't dialed into down days. Credit it to 45 minutes of cardio a day. I will keep striving to get into the down days.
Nice loss
I will admit to a wee bit of jealousy x 0 -
HW:233
SW:205
GW:195
UGW:180
WI1: 202.5
WI2
WI3
WI4
WI5
WI6
Down 2.5 lbs, but still haven't dialed into down days. Credit it to 45 minutes of cardio a day. I will keep striving to get into the down days.
Nice loss I will admit to a wee bit of jealousy x
Keep it up on your end....1.4 is a good start. Thanks everyone...going for a down day tomorrow. Bring on the fried egg whites0 -
I am quite a noob at all the abbreviations so I am hoping this is right.
Height: 5'4''
HW:150
SW: 136
GW:120
UGW:111
WI1: 133
WI2
WI3
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HW:233
SW:205
GW:195
UGW:180
WI1: 202.5
WI2 : 201.5
WI3
WI4
WI5
WI6
Down another pound, getting closer to the down days but still having twice as many calories. There is still quite a difference on the intake between down days and up days. Still working new things into my diet like raw peppers for snacks. Any other good healthy fulfilling low cal snacks out there to survive the down days? Thanks.0 -
Down another pound this week, was expecting more to be honest, it seems to be coming off really slow this time, but i have started a lot of toning exercises so hoping its due to muscle.
would be nice to see a bigger loss next week though, so instead of moping about it, i'm going to work extra hard!
Well done everyone else, hope everyone is doing o.k x0 -
Alternating Day stuff just not working for me right now. Think I am going to abandon trying to get into this alternating day pattern. Still an interesting approach, but I just can't make it fit into my lifestyle. I am exercising a lot now and am very conscious of eating healthier giving me more good days than bad. I am going to focus my energies there for a time. Good luck to everyone and I will continue to monitor and support you all through this.
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HW:279
SW:249.4
GWFC:235
UGW:170
WI1 248.0 (1.4lbs lost )
WI2 246.2
WI3 244.0
WI4
WI5
WI60 -
Alternating Day stuff just not working for me right now. Think I am going to abandon trying to get into this alternating day pattern. Still an interesting approach, but I just can't make it fit into my lifestyle. I am exercising a lot now and am very conscious of eating healthier giving me more good days than bad. I am going to focus my energies there for a time. Good luck to everyone and I will continue to monitor and support you all through this.
Michael
It seems to be one of those things that works for some people and not for others, around personality and lifestyle. I am going to keep going for about 6 weeks and see what happens as its going quite slow at the minute and i'm not sure if i'd do better just doing what MFP recommends, anyway i'll keep going for now.
Good luck with everything, and let us know how you get on and it sounds like you are doing great with the exercise and everything x0 -
HW:233
SW:205
GW:195
UGW:180
WI1: 202.5
WI2 : 201.5
WI3: 199.7
WI4
WI5
WI6
First time under 200 in like a decade. Been doing a lot of cardio for about 6 weeks, and decided to switch focus to weight trainging on 3 out of 5 workout days. Seems to have jumped me over my latest slump.0 -
Yay to ONEderland! xx0
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Guess it's finally picking up the pace.
Height: 5'4''
HW:150
SW: 136
GW:120
UGW:111
WI1: 133
WI2: 132.1
WI3: 127.4
WI40 -
well done , keep it up x0
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My first weigh-in after a week on the 5:2, this morning was the day after the second down day and it looks like Im down 4 lbs. That being said I was curious how it would change overnight so last night I weighed in at 1lb down. So I'm going to be excited that there seems to be some progress, but I'll wait till week 2 to determine whether this is real weight loss or just daily fluctuation margin of error!0
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Hello from Chicago Illinois!
Starting ADF next week. Spending this time researching and planning grocery list and meal plans especially for the 'down/fasting' days. Also started a Challenge using ADF at www.fatsecret.com. I find this site excellent for weight and fitness 'challenges.'
Join me at www.fatsecret.com for the Alternate-Day Fasting - Our 5-Week Challenge. It starts Aug. 26 thru Sept 30 (5 weeks duration). Calorie guidelines for 'down/fasting' days: 700 calories or less for women, 875 or less calories for men.
I know it's more than the 400-500 calories normally seen, but I want to make ADF a sustainable lifestyle. "When based on a 2,000-calorie daily diet for women and a 2,500-calorie daily diet for men, this is approximately 25 percent to 35 percent of the normal intake" from http://www.livestrong.com/article/281551-alternate-day-fasting-diet/#ixzz23mslyiO6
Hope to see you at fatsecret.com ADF challenge.0 -
There seems to be so much preoccupation with overall weight loss. I think a much better guide to progress is body fat reduction. I also think that this goal leads to a more longer term, sustainable approach. Body weight alone disguises too much.0
